netherling

noun — 2 senses

netherling

noun

Etymology From nether- + -ling.

1

Articles of clothing worn underneath; nethergarments; stockings.

2

A creature, dweller, or inhabitant of the netherworld.

  • The demon cat of Losanne was indeed a vile netherling, grown to unearthly hugeness by the spirit of the demon [...]1995, Richard Gilliam, Martin Harry Greenberg, Edward E Kramer, Excalibur:
  • It found flesh and drove deep into the netherling's hip.2010, Samuel Sykes, Tome of the Undergates:

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